The New York Jets turned the page quickly on a slow start, rebounding from a disappointing first-week loss with a 37-31 victory over the winless Buffalo Bills on Thursday.
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Roman could not be reached for comment Friday.
ESPN first reported Roman’s dismissal. They have now had 17 games dating back to 1970 in which two players have each recorded 100-or-more yards.
Mercifully, Goodwin only caught one more pass, as Tyrod Taylor was errant on a few throws and the receiver’s feet are way better than his hands.
It’s only the middle of September, but the season outlook for Rex Ryan and the Buffalo Bills is already looking grim. Intended for a streaking Sammy Watkins, the ball hung up in the air a bit underthrown and was grabbed by Jets cornerback Marcus Williams at the NY 13. Despite the high point total, Buffalo’s offense was mostly dormant against the Jets – scoring touchdowns on two long passes, one on defense and another in the final minute – after being downright putrid in a season-opening 13-7 loss to the Ravens.
The red zone stumbles that hampered the Jets in their Week 1 loss to Cincinnati recurred in Thursday’s first half, when they settled for a pair of field goals.
“That’s something we definitely talked about going into the game”, Taylor said.
The Bills have announced the firing of offensive coordinator, Greg Roman and moved assistant head coach / running back coach Anthony Lynn into Roman’s position.
Rex Ryan better start updating his resume!
He engineered some successful offensive attacks during his time with the 49ers as Jim Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator, helping both Colin Kaepernick and Alex Smith have productive seasons. Previously, Roman coached with Harbaugh at Stanford University following National Football League stints with Carolina, Houston and Baltimore and a one-year stop at Holy Spirit in 2008.
The takeaway: Two weeks into the season, neither unit is very good, and the Bills’ playoff chances – if one is being realistic about this roster and the hard schedule – are already shot. “His schemes were very successful in college, and they’ve also been very successful on the pro level”.
Roman was so eager to join Ryan’s staff he turned down opportunities with other teams and stayed near the Pegula’s home in Florida following his interview. Back then, Rex was overlooking the inconvenient fact that his brother had been at the helm of a historically putrid defense down in New Orleans. And if it doesn’t work, I’ll be the first mother [bleeper] that goes. “But against this team, this was the best we’ve seen him”.
Buffalo looked bad on offense in Week 1, generating just 160 yards total against the Ravens. At some point, he lost himself as a play-caller. “When we were in Baltimore we always talked about the possibility of working together”.
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“I thought it was over”. “He’s a smart guy, X and O’s guy”.
